Street Life Intervention Rough Draft

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Did you know that there are approximately 27,900 gangs across the United States? Many people have dropped out of school for the fact that they have joined a gang. Think about it there is about 774,000 people in all these different gangs imagine how many of those kids and teens have dropped out of school. Many people that have been in gangs and are now trying to put their lives back on track, haven’t been even been able to get a job because of their bad background. This affects many people especially the ones trying to clean up their act. They try to go back to school to try and succeed in life. Kids or teens usually start joining gangs at the age of 11 or 10 because of the neighborhood they live in. Eduardo had had a big change in his life once he met Christopher Yanov. Many people think Eduardo started off in a bad path because of what kind of neighborhood they lived in. Even because of their own siblings are in a gang and the more they spend with them the more that they see themselves living that life in the future. Each day about 8,300 students’ dropout there’s many reasons why these kids dropout but the biggest reasons are because of outside influences, teen pregnancy, and lack of interest, usually their outside influences are gang related. Many people that used to be in gangs and are now changing their lives slowly have a really hard time doing so. The first reason would be because sometimes they react so late that they notice they missed they’re chance to go back to school. Many teens that have been in gangs and have dropped out have ended up having to pay $50.00 for a test that they might or might not pass. On top of that many times they can’t even get a job because of their tattoos or because of their bad record. Many jo... ... middle of paper ... ...y ways first way was of course helping him change paths between good and bad. Reality changers have helped many people into the path of good. Reality Changers give teens and kids an opportunity to get a chance to change before it’s too late. They support them in every choice they make they motivate students to go the extra mile to have the life they really want. I personally feel like Reality Changers has changed and will continue to change lives around their community. There are many different youths and programs that are anti-gang and try to prevent kids and teens from getting into gangs. Many youths even give the students an opportunity for them to have a scholarship and to be something in life. I believe that the more programs we get to prevent gang violence the more parents will get to live to see their kids’ graduate high school and move on to a better life.

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